Director's Memo

Director's Memo
Oct. 1, 1998 1998/99-No. 4
Computer Support
I have been working with C&DP to assure continued computing support now that Aaron has departed. We are revising the handout "Obtaining Computing Support" and should have it out by the end of the week. In general, report all problems and requests for support to the C&DP Help Desk (x6030) and establish a track. Please tell Amy the track number and the nature of the problem. We will posting the technical support position as soon as possible. For the near future, the techie will be assigned to the library, but will report to C&DP. We need to develop a better way to provide back-up support and training than is possible when we have only one isolated position. Drew and Eskedar will be doing the Web page revisions. Leave them in Amy's office with instructions.
ReservesEXpress to Begin Operation the Week of October 5
Team Xerox will be on campus the week of October 5 to install equipment and software for the ReservesEXpress electronic reserves project. They will also train Service Desk staff. A launch page for the system will be unveiled next week. The Web pages will identify courses for which there are reserve materials and link to scanned materials. Faculty will issue a class password to students so that access to reserve materials will be limited to students in the class. With ReservesEXpress we will require a separate form for each item placed on reserve. One version of the form will be a copyright permission request to be sent to the copyright owner if material is kept on reserve more than one semester. Once materials are scanned, they will be archived until they are used in a subsequent semester.
Computers on the 4th Floor
The computers on the 4th floor have been removed in order to protect them from the dust resulting from the renovation.
Senate Library Subcommittee
The Senate Library Subcommittee held its organizational meeting on Thursday, September 24 and elected Professor Rich Manalis as chair.
PC Demonstration Classrooms
There are two pc computer labs in Neff Hall available to be scheduled as needed for bibliographic instruction focusing on electronic resources. The rooms are B73 and B88. The scheduling policies can be found on the web at http://www.ipfw.edu/registrar/demo-labp.pdf
Upcoming Events
Oct. 5-9 Team Xerox here to begin implementation of ReservesEXpress
Oct. 5-9 Cheryl to Bloomington for IUL Promotion and Tenure meeting
Oct. 7 Staff Development Program: Using Netscape (2:30 - 4:00)
Oct. 14 Staff Development Program: Searching the Internet (2:30 - 4:00)
Oct. 14 Booksale, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at library entrance
Oct. 19 Pamela defends dissertation in SLIS, IU Bloomington
Oct. 21 Staff Development Program: Windows95, part I (2:30 - 4:00)
Oct. 22 Satellite conference: Creating Tomorrow's Learner-Centered Environments Today (11:30 - 1:30) see attached for more information
Oct. 23 Council of Head Librarians meets in Bloomington
Oct. 28 Staff Development Program: Windows95, part II (2:30 - 4:00)
Creating Tomorrow's Learner-Centered Environments-Today!
LIVE! via satellite • October 22, 1998 • 12:30 to 2:30 pm ET
PBS Adult Learning Service presents:
Creating Tomorrow’s Learner-Centered Environments-Today!
Produced by the Society for College and University Planning in cooperation with the University of Delaware
This PBS broadcast is sponsored by PeopleSoft.
Important Opportunity / Experienced Panel / About Don Norris / Major Topics / An Integrated Event / Important Satellite Information
Essential, timely information for leaders in postsecondary education
Experts from Gary Hamel to Peter Drucker agree: we're on the threshold of an age in which knowledge, not information, will be the valued commodity. Citizens of this "Knowledge Age" will learn anywhere and anytime, and their learning will be fused with work and others activities. Through technology, learners will learn in collaboration with others.
For colleges and universities. planning effectively for this new age includes creating environments to support it--environments that are "learner-centered." And these environments encompass more than physical space and technology infrastructure: they include programs, processes. and relationships--they are truly multi-dimensional!
Thus, to create learner-centered environments, an institution must involve everyone who has a role in planning--whether for physical facilities and technological infrastructure or for academic programs and administrative processes.
An important opportunity-live!
Tune in to this interactive satellite event to get-in just two information-rich hours-valuable insights, examples of effective practices, and access to online resources about how colleges and universities are creating learner-centered environments by:
• Implementing new technologies
• Developing expeditionary strategies and program initiatives-those that are built rapidly then modified continuously
• Crafting "learning agent" relationships-enabling institutions to serve individuals, large and small businesses, and community organizations
• Building new types of facilities to support multiple uses
A leading expert and experienced panel
Internationally known speaker and advisor Donald M. Norris will act as key presenter and panel moderator. The panel will consist of senior academic leaders who have led Knowledge Age learning initiatives at a arrange of campuses across the country. Examples will include all types and sizes of institutions-and even corporations.
The confirmed panelists are:
JACQUELYN M. BELCHER, President, Dekalb College
A nationally known community college educator, Jacquelyn M. Belcher has led DeKalb College in its evolution to Georgia Perimeter College. She has launched a variety of programs that are built rapidly and modified continuously and is currently engaged in the design of facilities that support multiple uses for her campus and for the Gwinnet center.
FREEMAN A. HRABOWSKI, President, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Freeman A. Hrabowski III is a national leader in math and science education, with a special emphasis on issues concerning minority participation. He is involved in or familiar with many of the expeditionary programs that the campuses of the University of Maryland have launched.
SALLY JOHNSTONE, Director of Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Sally M. Johnstone has been instrumental in the development of student-centered learning environments, both virtual and physical. She has been a leader in the development of the Western Governors University and other projects and has figured prominently in crafting standards and principles for effective distributed learning.
CLARA M. LOVETT, President, Northern Arizona University
Clara Lovett's stewardship at Northern Arizona University includes a statewide distributed learning network that serves as a "learning agent" for communities throughout Arizona. While provost at George Mason University, she participated in the design of the Johnson University Center. She is widely recognized as a leader in the rethinking of faculty roles and rewards and the development of new learning environments.
Major Topics
Specific examples from a variety of institutions and organizations will help illustrate these key topics:
1. Creating facilities that blend learning, work, recreation, personal development and
other functions
2. Developing programs that anticipate the future by evolving rapidly and continuously
3. Becoming a "learning agent" in your community-helping organizations as well as individuals to assess learning needs, create customized learning solutions, and measuring outcomes
4. Incorporating technology and communications infrastructure to create synergistic educational experiences
Structured like a forum, the event will introduce each key topic with a presentation on the issue's basic framework. A discussion of specific situations will illustrate the concepts, and panelists will respond on the air to questions from the downlink audience.
Woven throughout the telecast will be opportunities for Q&A with the panel.
Telecast / Institutional Showcase / Web-based Resources / Related Links / Local Activities / Current Downlink Sites / License Now!
Learner-Centered Environments
A learner-centered environment must take into account the sum total of a learner’s physical and virtual interactions. In creating such an environment, consideration must be given to:
• facilities
• infrastructure
• programs
• processes
• relationships
Participate in this live satellite event to learn how colleges and universities are accomplishing this!
About Don Norris
Donald M. Norris is an authority on how we live, work, and learn in the Knowledge Age. He is president of Strategic Initiatives, Inc., a management consulting firm that provides strategic guidance to colleges, universities, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and other learning enterprises that are making a transition to the Knowledge Age. He is currently working on a wide variety of expeditionary initiatives. Dr. Norris is also a senior fellow at the Institute for Educational Transformation at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
Important satellite information!
Although ALS is switching to digital transmissions for most of its program feeds, for the 98-99 academic year all ALS live events-including this one-will be transmitted in both digital and analog on C-band and Ku-band.
Produced by the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) with distribution through the PBS Adult Learning Service (ALS) with assistance from the University of Delaware. The Society gratefully acknowledges the financial support of PeopleSoft.
QUESTIONS? Call the Customer Support Center at 1-800-257-2578 or send us an e-mail.

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Director's Memo
Oct. 1, 1998 1998/99-No. 4
Computer Support
I have been working with C&DP to assure continued computing support now that Aaron has departed. We are revising the handout "Obtaining Computing Support" and should have it out by the end of the week. In general, report all problems and requests for support to the C&DP Help Desk (x6030) and establish a track. Please tell Amy the track number and the nature of the problem. We will posting the technical support position as soon as possible. For the near future, the techie will be assigned to the library, but will report to C&DP. We need to develop a better way to provide back-up support and training than is possible when we have only one isolated position. Drew and Eskedar will be doing the Web page revisions. Leave them in Amy's office with instructions.
ReservesEXpress to Begin Operation the Week of October 5
Team Xerox will be on campus the week of October 5 to install equipment and software for the ReservesEXpress electronic reserves project. They will also train Service Desk staff. A launch page for the system will be unveiled next week. The Web pages will identify courses for which there are reserve materials and link to scanned materials. Faculty will issue a class password to students so that access to reserve materials will be limited to students in the class. With ReservesEXpress we will require a separate form for each item placed on reserve. One version of the form will be a copyright permission request to be sent to the copyright owner if material is kept on reserve more than one semester. Once materials are scanned, they will be archived until they are used in a subsequent semester.
Computers on the 4th Floor
The computers on the 4th floor have been removed in order to protect them from the dust resulting from the renovation.
Senate Library Subcommittee
The Senate Library Subcommittee held its organizational meeting on Thursday, September 24 and elected Professor Rich Manalis as chair.
PC Demonstration Classrooms
There are two pc computer labs in Neff Hall available to be scheduled as needed for bibliographic instruction focusing on electronic resources. The rooms are B73 and B88. The scheduling policies can be found on the web at http://www.ipfw.edu/registrar/demo-labp.pdf
Upcoming Events
Oct. 5-9 Team Xerox here to begin implementation of ReservesEXpress
Oct. 5-9 Cheryl to Bloomington for IUL Promotion and Tenure meeting
Oct. 7 Staff Development Program: Using Netscape (2:30 - 4:00)
Oct. 14 Staff Development Program: Searching the Internet (2:30 - 4:00)
Oct. 14 Booksale, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at library entrance
Oct. 19 Pamela defends dissertation in SLIS, IU Bloomington
Oct. 21 Staff Development Program: Windows95, part I (2:30 - 4:00)
Oct. 22 Satellite conference: Creating Tomorrow's Learner-Centered Environments Today (11:30 - 1:30) see attached for more information
Oct. 23 Council of Head Librarians meets in Bloomington
Oct. 28 Staff Development Program: Windows95, part II (2:30 - 4:00)
Creating Tomorrow's Learner-Centered Environments-Today!
LIVE! via satellite • October 22, 1998 • 12:30 to 2:30 pm ET
PBS Adult Learning Service presents:
Creating Tomorrow’s Learner-Centered Environments-Today!
Produced by the Society for College and University Planning in cooperation with the University of Delaware
This PBS broadcast is sponsored by PeopleSoft.
Important Opportunity / Experienced Panel / About Don Norris / Major Topics / An Integrated Event / Important Satellite Information
Essential, timely information for leaders in postsecondary education
Experts from Gary Hamel to Peter Drucker agree: we're on the threshold of an age in which knowledge, not information, will be the valued commodity. Citizens of this "Knowledge Age" will learn anywhere and anytime, and their learning will be fused with work and others activities. Through technology, learners will learn in collaboration with others.
For colleges and universities. planning effectively for this new age includes creating environments to support it--environments that are "learner-centered." And these environments encompass more than physical space and technology infrastructure: they include programs, processes. and relationships--they are truly multi-dimensional!
Thus, to create learner-centered environments, an institution must involve everyone who has a role in planning--whether for physical facilities and technological infrastructure or for academic programs and administrative processes.
An important opportunity-live!
Tune in to this interactive satellite event to get-in just two information-rich hours-valuable insights, examples of effective practices, and access to online resources about how colleges and universities are creating learner-centered environments by:
• Implementing new technologies
• Developing expeditionary strategies and program initiatives-those that are built rapidly then modified continuously
• Crafting "learning agent" relationships-enabling institutions to serve individuals, large and small businesses, and community organizations
• Building new types of facilities to support multiple uses
A leading expert and experienced panel
Internationally known speaker and advisor Donald M. Norris will act as key presenter and panel moderator. The panel will consist of senior academic leaders who have led Knowledge Age learning initiatives at a arrange of campuses across the country. Examples will include all types and sizes of institutions-and even corporations.
The confirmed panelists are:
JACQUELYN M. BELCHER, President, Dekalb College
A nationally known community college educator, Jacquelyn M. Belcher has led DeKalb College in its evolution to Georgia Perimeter College. She has launched a variety of programs that are built rapidly and modified continuously and is currently engaged in the design of facilities that support multiple uses for her campus and for the Gwinnet center.
FREEMAN A. HRABOWSKI, President, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Freeman A. Hrabowski III is a national leader in math and science education, with a special emphasis on issues concerning minority participation. He is involved in or familiar with many of the expeditionary programs that the campuses of the University of Maryland have launched.
SALLY JOHNSTONE, Director of Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Sally M. Johnstone has been instrumental in the development of student-centered learning environments, both virtual and physical. She has been a leader in the development of the Western Governors University and other projects and has figured prominently in crafting standards and principles for effective distributed learning.
CLARA M. LOVETT, President, Northern Arizona University
Clara Lovett's stewardship at Northern Arizona University includes a statewide distributed learning network that serves as a "learning agent" for communities throughout Arizona. While provost at George Mason University, she participated in the design of the Johnson University Center. She is widely recognized as a leader in the rethinking of faculty roles and rewards and the development of new learning environments.
Major Topics
Specific examples from a variety of institutions and organizations will help illustrate these key topics:
1. Creating facilities that blend learning, work, recreation, personal development and
other functions
2. Developing programs that anticipate the future by evolving rapidly and continuously
3. Becoming a "learning agent" in your community-helping organizations as well as individuals to assess learning needs, create customized learning solutions, and measuring outcomes
4. Incorporating technology and communications infrastructure to create synergistic educational experiences
Structured like a forum, the event will introduce each key topic with a presentation on the issue's basic framework. A discussion of specific situations will illustrate the concepts, and panelists will respond on the air to questions from the downlink audience.
Woven throughout the telecast will be opportunities for Q&A with the panel.
Telecast / Institutional Showcase / Web-based Resources / Related Links / Local Activities / Current Downlink Sites / License Now!
Learner-Centered Environments
A learner-centered environment must take into account the sum total of a learner’s physical and virtual interactions. In creating such an environment, consideration must be given to:
• facilities
• infrastructure
• programs
• processes
• relationships
Participate in this live satellite event to learn how colleges and universities are accomplishing this!
About Don Norris
Donald M. Norris is an authority on how we live, work, and learn in the Knowledge Age. He is president of Strategic Initiatives, Inc., a management consulting firm that provides strategic guidance to colleges, universities, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and other learning enterprises that are making a transition to the Knowledge Age. He is currently working on a wide variety of expeditionary initiatives. Dr. Norris is also a senior fellow at the Institute for Educational Transformation at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
Important satellite information!
Although ALS is switching to digital transmissions for most of its program feeds, for the 98-99 academic year all ALS live events-including this one-will be transmitted in both digital and analog on C-band and Ku-band.
Produced by the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) with distribution through the PBS Adult Learning Service (ALS) with assistance from the University of Delaware. The Society gratefully acknowledges the financial support of PeopleSoft.
QUESTIONS? Call the Customer Support Center at 1-800-257-2578 or send us an e-mail.